Algerian court orders reopening of bookshop managed by Christian
World Watch Monitor A bookshop owned by a Christian in Algeria can reopen its doors following a court order, reports Christian advocacy group Middle East Concern. The court’s decision on 13th December annulled an earlier order by the Governor of Oran to close the bookshop in Ain Turk, 30 kilometres west of Oran, on charges of […]
Another Algerian church closed
World Watch Monitor An Algerian court has ordered a church in the northern Tizi Ouzou province to close because it lacks the necessary permit, reports Christian advocacy group Middle East Concern. The closure of the church in Ait Djemaa is the latest in a string of closures of Protestant churches over the past year, with another one in July and in […]
Another church building sealed shut in Algeria
Morning Star News Authorities in Algeria sealed shut a church site on Tuesday, even after Christian leaders complied with orders to meet building codes, sources said. In Azaghar village near Akbou, about 185 kilometres east of Algiers in Bejaia Province, Kabylie Region, eight policemen sealed shut the doors of the Church of Jesus Christ, pastor […]
Christian family accused of “proselytism” in Algeria – hearing postponed
World Watch Monitor Five Algerian Christians accused of “proselytism” will appear in court on 6 November, in Bouira, in Algeria’s north-eastern region of Kabylie. They had been due to appear on Tuesday, but the hearing was postponed. The five, including three members of the same family, are all from the town of Bechloul (Bouira province), […]
UN tells Algeria to “guarantee freedom of religion to all” after church closures
World Watch Monitor The UN Human Rights Committee has urged the Algerian government to stop harassing its Christian minority, after several churches and other religious institutions were closed down in recent months. Since November, 2017, six churches have been forcibly closed in the Maghreb country – three were later reopened – as well as a […]
Algerian government allows three churches to re-open in June, but now closes another
World Watch Monitor In Algeria, the relief of the Protestant minority at the recent re-opening of three churches a month ago has been cut short, after another church was closed last week. On 11th July, the building used by a Protestant church in the small town of Riki (eight kilometres from Akbou), in the north-east […]
Algerian ‘happy to be free at last’ after jail sentence and fine for carrying Christian items
World Watch Monitor An Algerian Christian given a jail sentence and a fine for carrying a Bible and other Christian items has been acquitted. Idir Hamdad, 29, had been convicted in absentia on 28th September, 2017 (though he only learned about this five months later), and given the maximum sentence of six months in prison, […]
Algerian pastor “amazed” as three churches reopened
World Watch Monitor Three churches recently closed down by authorities in Algeria’s northern province of Oran were permitted to re-open last Sunday. The three churches, located in Oran city, Ain Turk (30 kilometres west of Oran), and El Ayaida (35 kilometres east of Oran), were closed between November, 2017, and February, 2018. Three churches in […]
Two more Protestant churches closed down by government in Algeria
World Watch Monitor The authorities in Algeria have closed down two more Protestant churches, amidst growing pressure on the country’s Christian minority. Over the past weekend, police sealed off two churches in the north-eastern province of Kabylie, where much of the growth in the church is happening. The church of Ait-Mellikeche. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor. […]
ALGERIA: PROTESTANT CHURCHES CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO TREAT THEM FAIRLY
World Watch Monitor reports on calls from Protestant churches to give them equal treatment…